PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Grant (ranked 5211 p4p, 3882 weight class) and Corner Pocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grant
vs
Pocket

189 cm
21
245
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
250
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corner Pocket!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pocket's waist but Pocket gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grant off to one side.

Pocket shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grant's guard.

Grant manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pocket tries to land a body kick
and Grant counters with a solid body kick.
Grant throws a shot to the body.

Pocket scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant is trying to get back to full guard.
Grant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Pocket.
Pocket is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pocket lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Pocket there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pocket working over Grant with some ground and pound. Grant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grant is staying active underneath Pocket, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grant trying to hold on to Pocket's head to control him but Pocket postures up.
Grant wants to get back to full guard.
Pocket seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pocket winds up and cracks Grant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pocket lands with a punch from half guard.
Pocket landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pocket drops an elbow to the side of Grant's head.

It looks like Jackson Grant has been cut.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Pocket lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Grant quite badly. Grant pulls Pocket in close trying to recover. Pocket postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Grant on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Grant doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corner Pocket!